National Guard Sgt. Theresa Vail, the Miss Kansas contestant in the Miss America 2014 pageant, appears in the parade the day before the pageant.

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Joe Gould
The Army Times

The Kansas National Guard sergeant who finished among the top contestants in the Miss America 2014 pageant is now talking about an incident in her past that inspires her to tell other women to "raise hell."

Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail, told Army Times she was sexually harassed by Guard co-workers years ago, and now has been asked by her superiors to share her story about sexual harassment.

Vail was named "America's Choice" and finished in the top 10 of the pageant, held in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 15. She made headlines as the first contestant to display tattoos in the pageant. ...